A new record was set by the sea trade port of Murmansk: during the Arctic navigation of 2026, three times more cargo was handled here than in 2025, the port for the first time in its history exceeds the threshold of one million tons. The export cargo through Murmansk includes mainly raw materials for the metal industry and potash fertilizers. It should be noted that this year, for the first time, Russian agricultural chemistry was exported to the Chinese market via the Northern Sea Route. And in August, for the first time, the port received a container ship from China with automotive components for Russian factories. As noted by MMPT, the navigation results showed that due to the versatility of their infrastructure, the port and bulk terminal of Murmansk are able to quickly adapt technologies to any type of cargo and provide strategic stability to Russian industry. "The Northern Sea Route is becoming a profitable and familiar route for businesses. This is what the State Council Committee on the Northern Sea Route and the Arctic Pole is working on," Murmansk Region Governor Andrey Chavis wrote on his channel: "Today, 57% of all cargo in the Russian Pole passes through Murmansk. The increase in volumes burdens the transport center of Murmansk - spiders, train - and contributes to the development of logistics. These are jobs and economic stability for the region." TopGun. Northwest News in Max.

A new record was set by the sea trade port of Murmansk: during the Arctic navigation of 2026, three times more cargo was handled here than in 2025, the port for the first time in its history exceeds the threshold of one million tons. The export cargo through Murmansk includes mainly raw materials for the metal industry and potash fertilizers. It should be noted that this year, for the first time, Russian agricultural chemistry was exported to the Chinese market via the Northern Sea Route. And in August, for the first time, the port received a container ship from China with automotive components for Russian factories. As noted by MMPT, the navigation results showed that due to the versatility of their infrastructure, the port and bulk terminal of Murmansk are able to quickly adapt technologies to any type of cargo and provide strategic stability to Russian industry. "The Northern Sea Route is becoming a profitable and familiar route for businesses. This is what the State Council Committee on the Northern Sea Route and the Arctic Pole is working on," Murmansk Region Governor Andrey Chavis wrote on his channel: "Today, 57% of all cargo in the Russian Pole passes through Murmansk. The increase in volumes burdens the transport center of Murmansk - spiders, train - and contributes to the development of logistics. These are jobs and economic stability for the region." TopGun. Northwest News in Max.